2015
Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress
Ge XQ, Han J, Cheng EC, Yamaguchi S, Shima N, Thomas JL, Lin H. Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 5: 185-194. PMID: 26190528, PMCID: PMC4618655, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell LineDNA ReplicationEmbryonic Stem CellsGenomic InstabilityMiceNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisReplication OriginStress, PhysiologicalConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsStem/progenitor cellsNeural stem/progenitor cellsStem cellsProgenitor cellsTissue stem/progenitor cellsMCM2-7 complexDNA replication originsTissue-specific stem/progenitor cellsStem cell typesGenome integrityGenomic integrityReplication stressDormant originsReplication forksReplicative stressDNA replicationReplication originsNeural lineagesDNA damageS phaseCell typesAbnormal neurogenesisCellsGenome
2014
PIWI Proteins Are Dispensable for Mouse Somatic Development and Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Pluripotent Stem Cells
Cheng EC, Kang D, Wang Z, Lin H. PIWI Proteins Are Dispensable for Mouse Somatic Development and Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Pluripotent Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e97821. PMID: 25238487, PMCID: PMC4169525, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsEmbryonic stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsIPS cellsPiwi genesGermline stem cell maintenanceStem cellsControl iPS cellsDifferentiated somatic cellsStem cell maintenancePIWI protein familyReprogramming of fibroblastsExpression profiling revealsGermline developmentProtein familyKnockout embryosCell maintenanceFemale fertileSomatic cellsEmbryonic fibroblastsDirect reprogrammingProfiling revealsTeratoma assayGerm layers
2011
The microRNA regulation of stem cells.
Huang X, Lin H. The microRNA regulation of stem cells. WIREs Mechanisms Of Disease 2011, 1: 83-95. PMID: 23801669, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Peng S, Chen L, Lei X, Yang L, Lin H, Carmichael GG, Huang Y. Genome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 496-504. PMID: 21425412, DOI: 10.1002/stem.591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA helicase AHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsLin28-dependent stimulationTranslation of genesStem cellsLet-7 microRNADominant negative inhibitorPolysome profilingGenes ImportantRibosomal proteinsCellular mRNAsTarget genesDeep sequencingReporter analysisMetabolic enzymesLin28Cell growthExpression levelsGenesTranslationCellsGrowthImmunoprecipitationMicroRNAs
2010
High-efficiency siRNA-based gene knockdown in human embryonic stem cells
Ma Y, Jin J, Dong C, Cheng EC, Lin H, Huang Y, Qiu C. High-efficiency siRNA-based gene knockdown in human embryonic stem cells. RNA 2010, 16: 2564-2569. PMID: 20978109, PMCID: PMC2995416, DOI: 10.1261/rna.2350710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing
Wu JQ, Habegger L, Noisa P, Szekely A, Qiu C, Hutchison S, Raha D, Egholm M, Lin H, Weissman S, Cui W, Gerstein M, Snyder M. Dynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 5254-5259. PMID: 20194744, PMCID: PMC2841935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914114107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural differentiationUndifferentiated hESCsNeural fate specificationCell identity maintenanceStage-specific regulationHuman embryonic stem cellsTypes of genesPaired-end sequencingDifferentiation of hESCsEmbryonic stem cellsPaired-end readsNeural cell differentiationSplicing dynamicsFate specificationDynamic transcriptomeIsoform diversityTranscriptome changesUnannotated transcriptsGene transcriptionRNA sequencingStages of differentiationNeural lineagesCell differentiationDifferential expressionGliogenic potential
2008
Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*
Blakaj A, Lin H. Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 9505-9508. PMID: 18272516, PMCID: PMC2442291, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r800002200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of miRNAsES cellsEarly mammalian developmentMammalian ES cellsDozens of miRNAsRNase III enzymeCluster of miRNAsES cell differentiationEmbryonic stem cellsRNA biogenesisMammalian embryogenesisMammalian developmentLineage specificationMicroRNA pathwayMiR-290MiRNA biogenesisEmbryonic developmentNuclear proteinsCell differentiationMiRNAsStem cellsBiogenesisEarly developmentCellsCrucial role